Marissa

“Bursts of hope make despair harder to live with.”
― Bethany Griffin, Masque of the Red Death

“I figured it out eventually," she says. She's sitting on the edge of the gurney again; her features slowly materialize as my vision clears. "It's momentum."

"What?" I whisper. The feeling returning to my lips, spreading out to my fingertips and toes.

"Momentum," she repeats. "You can't just stand there if you want something to fly. You have to run.”
― Lauren DeStefano, Fever

“Love unrequited is violent. He loves you so much that he's turned it into hate.”
― Lauren DeStefano, Fever

“And I'm falling in love with you," he whispers. "But I would throw you in the water and watch crocodiles tear you to bits, if I thought that doing so would accomplish my goals. Do. Not. Trust. Anyone. Especially me.”
― Bethany Griffin, Masque of the Red Death